Climate change: a corporate response

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Climate changea corporate response

• 31 March 2009
• IEMA, Bury St Edmunds
• Andrew Kluth

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Who Ive worked for

• Hong Kong Government
• Solid and chemical waste management
• Territorial development
• Nuclear safety negotiations
• Jarvis plc
• First environment strategy
• DJSI Global Index
• Royal Mail Group
• Carbon management
• First sustainability strategy
• Corporate Edge/ Likemind
• Virgin Media, EDF Energy, Johnson Matthey,
  Alliance Boots
• Halcrow Group
• Integrated sustainability strategy

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The Blue Marble
Apollo 17, 7/12/1972
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A resource-constrained world?
USA EuropeanUnion China Malawi
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What we use the resources for
Source www.ecologicalfootprint.org
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Where we use the energy
source Energy Information Administration
http//www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/consump.html,
table 2.1a
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What we use our energy for
Energy consumption in the US by sector
Sector Name Description Major uses
Industrial 33 of total Facilities and equipment used for producing and processing goods 22 chemical production
    16 petroleum refining
    14 metal smelting/refining
Transportation 28 of total Vehicles which transport people/goods on ground, air or water 61 gasoline fuel
    21 diesel fuel
    12 aviation
Residential 21 of total Living quarters for private households 32 space heating
    13 water heating
    12 lighting
    11 air conditioning
    8 refrigeration
    5 electronics
    5 wet-clean (mostly clothes dryers)
Commercial 18 of total Service-providing facilities and equipment (businesses, government, other institutions) 25 lighting
    13 heating
    11 cooling
    6 refrigeration
    6 water heating
    6 ventilation
    6 electronics
source US Dept of Energy, various publications source US Dept of Energy, various publications
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The people problem

• Global ecosystems face collapse
• Planet enters ecological debt
• Climate set for sudden shifts
• Billions face climate change risk
• Carbon emissions show sharp rise
• Arctic summers ice free by 2013
• The rise and rise of the Keeling Curve

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Whose problem is it? Ownership

• A child born in a wealthy country is likely to
  consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime
  than 50 children born in developing nations.
  (Archbishop George Carey)
• Small changes, big impacts
• 80 emissionsreduction not enough?

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Consequences of current world trajectory
Relative Certainties Likely Impact
Continued economic growthcoupled with 1.2 billion more people by 2025 will put pressure on energy, food, and water resources. The pace of technological innovation will be key to outcomes during this period. All current technologies are inadequate for replacing traditional energy architecture on the scale needed.
Key Uncertainties Potential Consequences
Whether an energy transition away from oil and gassupported by improved energy storage, biofuels, and clean coalis completed during the 2025 time frame. With high oil and gas prices, major exporters such as Russia and Iran will substantially augment their levels of national power, with Russias GDP potentially approaching that of the UK and France. A sustained plunge in prices, perhaps underpinned by a fundamental switch to new energy sources, could trigger a long-term decline for producers as global and regional players.
How quickly climate change occurs and the locations where its impact is most pronounced. Climate change is likely to exacerbate resource scarcities, particularly water scarcities.
Source US National Intelligence Council,
November 2008 Global Trends 2025 A Transformed
World
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Stakeholders
UK
Regions
Current
Prospective
Individual
Geographical
Corporate
Interest
Employees
Communities
Professional bodies
Consultant
Suppliers
Partners
Regulators
Competitors
Clients
Key relationship
Aware and active
Other relationship
Emerging
Aware
Aware and PR
Global
National
Local
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Definition

• Stakeholder engagement
• Issues
• Objectives
• Performance
• Communication
• Governance
• People
• Leadership
• Clients and markets

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Clarity

• Do the job well
• Tell people about it
• Engagement
• internal
• external
• Predictability
• Reporting
• Performance
• Human stories

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What can I/you do?

• Home
• less water
• less energy
• less heat
• less waste
• Travel
• more efficiently less fuel
• less often
• less far
• Lifestyles
• buy less buy better
• use longer use again
• campaign for sustainability

• Planning
• greater efficiency
• better urban planning
• Energy
• more renewables
• microgeneration
• large scale wind solar
• what about nuclear?
• Natural resources
• better protection
• reforestation
• Agriculture
• less destructive practices

ideas adapted from wwfs oneplanetfuture and
Pearce, F. The Last Generation (2006), Eden
Project Books
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Climate change a systems issue

• Ten Guiding Principles
• Zero Carbon
• Zero Waste
• Sustainable Transport
• Local and Sustainable Materials
• Local and Sustainable Food
• Sustainable Water
• Natural Habitats and Wildlife
• Culture and Heritage
• Equity and fair Trade
• Health and Happiness
• source http//www.wwf.org.uk/oneplanet/about_0000
  003949.asp

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The opportunity to lead

• Sustainability does payMost executives (57)
  say that the benefits of pursuing sustainable
  practices outweigh the costsinvolves a shift
  away from defensive behaviour towards more active
  exploration of the opportunities sustainability
  can present
• Execution is problematicOn a range of
  environmental and social outcomes less than 10
  of respondents rated their efforts as outstanding
  on each, barring public relations

Source Economist Intelligence Unit (2008) Doing
good Business and the sustainability challenge,
p.5
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Are we wasting our time?

• Some thoughts from Gandhi
• Whatever you do will beinsignificant, but it is
  veryimportant that you do it
• You must be the changeyou want to see in the
  world

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Thank you